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LUTEOTROPIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does luteotropin mean?
• LUTEOTROPIN (noun)
The noun LUTEOTROPIN has 1 sense:
1. gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition
Familiarity information: LUTEOTROPIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
lactogenic hormone; luteotropin; prolactin
Hypernyms ("luteotropin" is a kind of...):
gonadotrophic hormone; gonadotrophin; gonadotropic hormone; gonadotropin (hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity)
lactogen (any agent that enhances milk production)
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